Apparatus for cooking fruit.



PATENTED MAY 3, 1904.

0. L. PLUMER.

APPARATUS FOR COOKING FRUIT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

m5 "cams PETER c0, PHOTO-L Patented May 3, 1904:.

CATHARINE L. PLUMER, OF MILACA, MINNESOTA.

APPARATUS FOR COOKING FRUIT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,128, dated May 3,1904.

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Be it known that I, OATHARINE L. PLUMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milaca, in the county of Millelacs and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful 11nprovements in Apparatus forCookingFruit; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in a pparatus for cooking fruit,and comprises a Woven-wire or open-work tray the bottom of which has aseries of openings to receive holders containing jars of fruit.

My invention has for its object to provide an apparatus which willpermit the jars of fruit after being cooked to be removed, eithersimultaneously or separately, from the boiler without danger of burningthe hands of the operator. The holder which contains each jar isprovided with loops or cars into which a lifter may be inserted, andthus each jar may be separately removed from the boiler. This is verydesirable, as to lift all the jars at one time is usually beyond thestrength of the average woman.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aperspective view, one of the jar-holdersbeing shown in position in the tray. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of ajar-holder. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the lifter.

Referring particularly to the drawings, 5 indic'ates a tray, preferablyconstructed of wire, which is bent to form a bottom 6 and sides 7. Inthe bottom 1 form a seriesof openings 8 to receive the jar-holders 9.Said jar-holders are also, preferably, constructed of Wire which is bentto form a bottom 10, sides 11, and a circular rim 11. On saidrinianumber ofloops or cars 12 are formed, into which the hooks l3 of alifter 13 (shown in Fig. 3') may be inserted and the holders removedfrom the tray. Said loops also serve to support the holders in .tinnfiled August 15, 1902. Serial No. 119,799. (No model.)

the tray when the smile is lifted, as they extend over and rest on theedges of the openings 8.

In use the jars containing the fruit or other articles to be cooked areplaced in the holders 9, which are then placed in the openings 8 of thetray 5. The tray is placed in a boiler coutaiuing water,which is thenheated to the boiling-point. TV hen the contents of the jars aresufficiently cooked and itis desired to remove them from the boiler, thelifter 13 is hooked into the loops 12 and the holder 9, containing thejar, is lifted out of the boiler. All of the jars may be taken out ofthe boiler at one time by removing the tray, the holders being supportedtherein by the loops 12, as heretofore described; but this is usuallynot desirable because of the weight of the jars. The tray maybe of ashape and capacity adapted to receive any desired number of jars, a trayfor containing eight jars being shown in the drawings. By making thetray and jar-holders of wire the bottoms and sides of both are open,permitting the free circulation of the boiling water around the jars.

It will be seen that my apparatus is simply and cheaply made and mosteffective in its operation.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. The combinationwith an open-work tray having openings 1n the bottomthereof, oi re- .movable jEtP-l'lOldGl'S suspended in said openings,substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a tray having openings in the bottom thereof, ofremovable jarholders, having projections engaging the bottom of thetray, by which they are suspended in said openings, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

(JATITHARINE L. PLUMER.

Witnesses:

Hester S. Fos'rnu, R. VAN MILL.

